Mariël Droomers1, Birthe Jongeneel-Grimen1, Jan-Willem Bruggink2, Anton Kunst1, Karien Stronks3. 1. Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 2. Department of Socio-Economic and Spatial Statistics, Statistics Netherlands, PO Box 4481, 6401 CZ Heerlen, The Netherlands. 3. Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: k.stronks@amc.uva.nl.
Abstract
AIM: To study the general health impact of urban regeneration programmes in deprived Dutch districts. We compared initiatives that focused on the improvement of place with initiatives that mainly invested in people. METHOD: A quasi-experimental design compared the trend in good perceived general health in the target districts with comparison districts. Generalized general mixed models assessed the rate of change in prevalence of good health per half year during a prolonged period before and after the start of the interventions. RESULTS: Neither the target districts that invested mainly in place nor the ones with interventions focused on people showed trends in general health different than comparison districts (p>0.05). However, only districts with interventions focused on place showed no deterioration in general health during the intervention period. The trend change in these districts differed significantly from the change in the districts that invested mainly in people (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: Urban regeneration programmes that focus on place may be effective in promoting general health.
AIM: To study the general health impact of urban regeneration programmes in deprived Dutch districts. We compared initiatives that focused on the improvement of place with initiatives that mainly invested in people. METHOD: A quasi-experimental design compared the trend in good perceived general health in the target districts with comparison districts. Generalized general mixed models assessed the rate of change in prevalence of good health per half year during a prolonged period before and after the start of the interventions. RESULTS: Neither the target districts that invested mainly in place nor the ones with interventions focused on people showed trends in general health different than comparison districts (p>0.05). However, only districts with interventions focused on place showed no deterioration in general health during the intervention period. The trend change in these districts differed significantly from the change in the districts that invested mainly in people (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: Urban regeneration programmes that focus on place may be effective in promoting general health.
Authors: Annemarie Ruijsbroek; Albert Wong; Anton E Kunst; Carolien van den Brink; Hans A M van Oers; Mariël Droomers; Karien Stronks Journal: PLoS One Date: 2017-05-09 Impact factor: 3.240
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